Pailan Arrows played true to their promise as they downed Air India 2-1 to pick up their second successive win in the I-League at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Thursday.
Striker Holicharan Narzary put the Arrows ahead in the first half before captain Milan Singh ensured the winner from a penalty midway through the second half. Nigerian striker Henry Ezeh pulled one back for the airmen.
The first half was generally staid with the action centred round the midfield. Both the sides took time to settle down checking their offensive designs. With Air India initially resorting to a lone foreign striker in Henry Ezeh, the attacks were few and far between. Arrows were also contained in their goal-ward moves and warmed up to a more open game late in the first half.
After Avinabo Bag had threateningly come close to scoring midway through the first half, Narzary found the decisive touch two minutes from the break.
The Arrows’ prolific scorer finished a smart pass from midfielder Rajinder Kumar, who received a midfield floater outside the box and released the former with neat square pass near the spot.
East Bengal struggled hard to break down a resilient newcomer United Sikkim FC before scoring a 1-0 victory with a freakish goal seven minutes before the final whistle on Thursday at Paljor Stadium.
A fierce free kick from second half substitute Lalrindika Ralte in the 83rd minute ricocheted off a United Sikkim defender and flew past goalkeeper Yoon Tae.
Churchill thrashed lacklustre ONGC 5-0 as Pune FC uped their tempo to beat Mumbai FC 3-2.
Striker Holicharan Narzary put the Arrows ahead in the first half before captain Milan Singh ensured the winner from a penalty midway through the second half. Nigerian striker Henry Ezeh pulled one back for the airmen.
The first half was generally staid with the action centred round the midfield. Both the sides took time to settle down checking their offensive designs. With Air India initially resorting to a lone foreign striker in Henry Ezeh, the attacks were few and far between. Arrows were also contained in their goal-ward moves and warmed up to a more open game late in the first half.
After Avinabo Bag had threateningly come close to scoring midway through the first half, Narzary found the decisive touch two minutes from the break.
The Arrows’ prolific scorer finished a smart pass from midfielder Rajinder Kumar, who received a midfield floater outside the box and released the former with neat square pass near the spot.
East Bengal struggled hard to break down a resilient newcomer United Sikkim FC before scoring a 1-0 victory with a freakish goal seven minutes before the final whistle on Thursday at Paljor Stadium.
A fierce free kick from second half substitute Lalrindika Ralte in the 83rd minute ricocheted off a United Sikkim defender and flew past goalkeeper Yoon Tae.
Churchill thrashed lacklustre ONGC 5-0 as Pune FC uped their tempo to beat Mumbai FC 3-2.